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Chicken Stir Fry
A quick and flavorful chicken stir fry with fresh vegetables and savory sauce, served over fluffy rice.
Ingredients
Rice and Water
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups white rice
Sauce and Marinade
- 0.66666668653488 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Main Protein
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
Vegetables
- 1 head broccoli (broken into florets)
- 1 onion onion, cut into large chunks
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 green bell pepper cut into matchsticks
Oils
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
Instructions
- Cook rice in boiling water until tender, about 20-25 minutes.
- Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch; add ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and chicken. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Stir-fry vegetables in 1 tbsp sesame oil until just tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Cook chicken in same pan with remaining oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add vegetables and marinade; cook until chicken is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
- Serve stir-fry over rice.
Notes
Use fresh ginger and garlic for best flavor. Adjust spice level with red pepper flakes.